GOES-P (GOES-15)

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

23:57:00

Thursday March 4, 2010

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

GOES-P (GOES-15)

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GOES 15, previously known as GOES-P, is an American weather satellite, which forms part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) system operated by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The spacecraft was constructed by Boeing, and is the last of three GOES satellites to be based on the BSS-601 bus. It was launched in 2010, while the other BSS-601 GOES satellites -- GOES 13 and GOES 14 -- were launched in May 2006 and June 2009 respectively. It was the sixteenth GOES satellite to be launched.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

3,238 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Delta IV Medium+ (4,2)

Active 2002 to 2019

United Launch Alliance logo

Agency

ULA

Price

$164.00 million

Rocket

Height: 62.5m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 10,440 kg

GTO: 6,390 kg

Liftoff Thrust

4,895 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 4m

Height: 11.75m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

SLC-37B

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

66 days 5 hours

Stats

Delta IV Medium


9th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2010

United Launch Alliance


39th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2010

2010


8th

Orbital launch attempt